Project description
Regenerating EV batteries for longer life
Extending the lifespan of electric vehicle batteries would reduce expense, waste, and demands on key raw materials. Currently, the majority of battery systems can only track degradation, causing replacements well before the end of the car’s life. With this in mind, the ERC-funded REVIVE project aims to use specially designed electrical pulses, sound waves, and thermal conditioning to reverse lithium-ion battery degradation. It could ensure battery life is synchronised with that of the vehicle, as well as increasing sustainability. By integrating advanced diagnostics, AI-based optimisation, and self-repair charging algorithms, REVIVE will convert passive monitoring into active regeneration, a new battery science frontier, and greener transportation.
Objective
The REVIVE project aims to revolutionize battery longevity in electric vehicles (EVs) by directly addressing and reversing aging mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). While LIBs are critical for EVs, they suffer from degradation issues like lithium plating and solid-electrolyte interface growth, which reduce battery capacity, increase safety risks, and drive up lifecycle costs due to replacements. Current battery management systems primarily monitor battery in a passive manner rather than actively mitigating these aging processes. REVIVE proposes a breakthrough, applying targeted, non-invasive battery treatments—including tailored electrical pulses, thermal conditioning, and acoustic waves—to actively counteract and reverse battery aging, potentially extending battery life to match the operational life of EV. This approach minimizes the need for EV battery replacements, reducing resource consumption and environmental impact. The project’s three-phase strategy involves (1) designing advanced in-situ diagnostics tools to closely differentiate different aging modes and predict their progression with minimized aging footprint during characterization, (2) harnessing physics-informed artificial intelligence based on reinforcement learning in discovering the most effective non-invasive rejuvenation and treatment strategies and protocols based on external stimuli, and (3) pioneering advanced anti-aging and self-repair battery charging protocols that reduce degradation while optimizing charging time. This approach integrates expertise across battery electronics, physics, control theory, Multiphysics modeling, and AI, presenting a transformative solution for EV sustainability and laying the groundwork for a new research frontier in regenerative battery science with broader implications for energy storage systems.
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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9220 AALBORG
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